Lare Gets Little League World Series Assignment

When the best Little League teams from around the world compete in Williamsport, Pennsylvania in August to compete for the Little League World Series, Bangor firefighter Troy Lare will be there calling balls and strikes.

Lare has been selected as one of the 16 umpires from around the world to work Little League's biggest event. Games are broadcast on ESPN and ABC.

Lare, Dalton and Parker are all from Maine's LL District #3 which covers teams from Caribou to Newport.

Lare is a longtime volunteer umpire and has worked in LL regionals and a Big League Division LL World Series in the past. He also umpires many high school and American Legion games each year.

NOTE: Another local volunteer umpire, Joey Ouellete from Brewer, has been selected to work at the Little League Intermediate Division 50/70 World Series in California this summer. Ouellette is an Old Town native who works Little League games as well as high school games.

2018 Little League Baseball World Series (South Williamsport, Pa.)

Colin Campbell – Albuquerque, N.M. – Southwest

Michael Debelak – Torrance, Calif. – West

Jorge DeJesus Martinez-Quintero – Colombia – Latin America

Ryan Gibson – Brownstown, Mich. – Central

Danny Gill – Lake Wales, Fla. – Southeast

Tim Hughes – Wurtsboro, N.Y. – East

Wayne Kurtz – Coaldale, Alberta– Canada

Troy Lare – Hermon, Maine – East

Edward Moran, Jr. – Camden, Del. – East

Gary Panozzo – San Antonio, Texas – Southwest

Jeff Pruitt – East Bethel, Minn. – Central

Shawn Simpson – Simi Valley, Calif. – West

John Sivley – Bowling Green, Ky. – Central

Mark Smith – Springfield, Va. – Southeast

Tomoyuki Tada – Saitama, Japan – Asia-Pacific

Kyle Wier – Beaumont, Texas – Southwest

2018 Intermediate League (50/70) Baseball World Series (Livermore, Calif.)